Police: Failure to yield at stop sign caused crash that hurt 5

BARRINGTON — The two-vehicle accident that sent five people to the hospital Tuesday night occurred after a driver failed to yield at a stop sign, police say.

According to Police Chief Richard Conway, Isaac Del Zoppo, 18, of Dover, was taking a left turn onto Route 125 from Tolend Road, when he did not yield at a stop sign, and his Toyota collided with a pickup truck, driven by Robert Cicchetto, 59, of Deerfield.

Cicchetto, who was driving a black 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck south on Route 125, had a passenger in the vehicle — his wife, Helen Cicchetto, 58, of Deerfield, who had to be extricated from the vehicle after the accident, due to entrapment.

Both Robert and Helen Cicchetto were transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital, due to injuries that are not considered life-threatening, said Conway. He said that when officers arrived to the scene, Robert Cicchetto was up and walking around, despite his injuries.

In the red 1995 Toyota, Del Zoppo had three passengers — Casey Conroy, 18, of Dover, and two brothers — Nathan Singh, 18, of Dover, and Ryan Singh, 15, of Dover.

Due to entrapment, Nathan Singh had to be extricated from the vehicle.

Del Zoppo and Conroy were transported to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital due to their injuries, while Nathan Singh was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Ryan Singh was not reportedly not injured.

Conway said that the injuries suffered by the occupants of the Toyota are not believed to be life-threatening.

According to Conway, police have not brought forward charges or citations at this time, in relation to Del Zoppo's alleged failure to yield at a stop sign. He said investigation behind the incident is ongoing.

The accident occurred at approximately 9:40 p.m. Tuesday.

On Tuesday night, the two vehicles were seen about 200 feet apart; after the accident, the pickup truck came to rest at the intersection of Route 125 and Green Hill Road, while the Toyota was farther south, near the intersection of Scruton Pond Road.

Conway said that the distance between the vehicles after the crash was due to the impact of the accident, and that both vehicles came to rest off the road on Route 125.

He did not have information on Wednesday why Del Zoppo and Conroy were transported to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, rather than the hospital in Rochester. He did say that sometimes, officials aim not to overload emergency rooms; other times, patients request to be sent to a specific hospital.

Emergency officials cleared the scene of the accident Tuesday well after 11 p.m., said Conway.